<s>
Dejarik	B-Algorithm
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
chess	I-Algorithm
or	O
holochess	B-Algorithm
,	O
is	O
a	O
primarily-fictional	O
board	O
game	O
appearing	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
space	O
opera	O
franchise	O
that	O
uses	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
figures	O
as	O
pieces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
roughly	O
described	O
as	O
that	O
universe	O
's	O
equivalent	O
of	O
terrestrial	O
chess	B-Application
since	O
it	O
is	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
board	O
with	O
a	O
chequered	O
pattern	O
,	O
each	O
piece	O
has	O
a	O
specific	O
way	O
of	O
moving	O
and	O
attacking	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
it	O
lands	O
on	O
a	O
spot	O
occupied	O
by	O
an	O
opponent	O
,	O
it	O
destroys	O
the	O
other	O
piece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
debuted	O
in	O
the	O
1977	O
film	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
in	O
a	O
scene	O
on	O
board	O
the	O
Millennium	O
Falcon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
notable	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
,	O
early	O
examples	O
of	O
holograms	B-Algorithm
,	O
3D	O
and	O
AR	B-General_Concept
in	O
fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dejarik	B-Algorithm
first	O
appeared	O
on	O
screen	O
in	O
the	O
1977	O
space	O
opera	O
film	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dejarik	B-Algorithm
board	O
later	O
appears	O
when	O
the	O
starship	O
is	O
flying	O
from	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
to	O
Yavin	O
IV	O
,	O
as	O
Luke	O
Skywalker	O
sits	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
mourning	O
Obi-Wan	O
Kenobi	O
's	O
death	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
later	O
made	O
appearances	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
media	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Clone	O
Wars	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Rebels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2015	O
film	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Force	O
Awakens	O
,	O
Finn	O
briefly	O
activates	O
the	O
Falcon	O
's	O
dejarik	B-Algorithm
board	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2018	O
's	O
Solo	O
:	O
A	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Story	O
,	O
Chewbacca	O
and	O
Tobias	O
Beckett	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
aboard	O
the	O
Millennium	O
Falcon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dejarik	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
popular	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
game	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
installed	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
decks	O
of	O
starships	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
provide	O
entertainment	O
during	O
long	O
flights	O
through	O
hyperspace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
typical	O
game	O
station	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
hologram	B-Algorithm
generator	O
,	O
usually	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
cylindrical	O
base	O
of	O
the	O
set	O
,	O
on	O
which	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
board	O
made	O
of	O
three	O
circles	O
filled	O
with	O
alternating	O
white	O
and	O
black	O
fields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Solo	O
,	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
1977	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
Chewbacca	O
damages	O
the	O
dejarik	B-Algorithm
projector	O
on	O
the	O
Millennium	O
Falcon	O
,	O
providing	O
an	O
in-universe	O
explanation	O
as	O
to	O
why	O
there	O
are	O
only	O
eight	O
figures	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
official	O
rules	O
were	O
created	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
first	O
licensed	O
computer	O
game	O
implementing	O
dejarik	B-Algorithm
(	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Jedi	O
Challenges	O
)	O
was	O
created	O
;	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
licensed	O
board	O
game	O
version	O
known	O
as	O
Galaxy	O
's	O
Edge	O
:	O
Dejarik	B-Algorithm
Board	O
Game	O
with	O
Checkers	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
different	O
rules	O
than	O
the	O
computer	O
version	O
from	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
,	O
Lucasfilm	O
developed	O
gameplay	O
rules	O
for	O
dejarik	B-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
as	O
of	O
2021	O
they	O
were	O
still	O
not	O
publicly	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
licensed	O
merchandise	O
products	O
,	O
several	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
fans	O
have	O
created	O
their	O
own	O
dejarik	B-Algorithm
game	O
replicas	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
theme-park	O
replica	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
created	O
in	O
2017	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Galaxy	O
's	O
Edge	O
theme	O
park	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dejarik	B-Algorithm
has	O
been	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
scientific	O
research	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
human	O
–	O
computer	O
interaction	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
identified	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
,	O
early	O
examples	O
of	O
holograms	B-Algorithm
and	O
AR	B-General_Concept
(	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
)	O
in	O
fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dejarik	B-Algorithm
has	O
also	O
inspired	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
inventors	O
to	O
create	O
physical	O
devices	O
that	O
would	O
imitate	O
the	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
effects	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
from	O
older	O
products	O
such	O
the	O
1983	O
Archon	B-Application
computer	O
game	O
to	O
more	O
recent	O
ones	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
designed	O
by	O
Voxiebox	O
.	O
</s>
